Colts Daily Links: A 'perfect junkyard dog' took over for Pagano and led team to playoffs

Soaring through cyberspace in search of interesting stuff on the playoff-bound Indianapolis Colts.

Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Reggie Hayes writes, "Maybe the Colts peak with Pagano's return Monday. Maybe that's the final chapter, with the playoff game an epilogue to the year and a prelude to 2013. Or maybe "ChuckStrong" has a second act that ends up being more incredible and inspiring than the first."

SI.com
Peter King writes, "(Bruce) Arians was the perfect junkyard dog for one of the most difficult coaching assignments in NFL history. The Steelers let him walk last year, and Arians was bitter about it. For eight years he coached Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers offense, getting very close to Roethlisberger. Too close, some in the organization thought, and after last year the Steelers decided to make a change -- to get a fresh offensive voice and approach for the league's 12th-rated offense, and to challenge Roethlisberger too."

ESPN.com
Paul Kuharsky writes, "With a win in Indianapolis, the Texans can assure home-field advantage throughout the postseason (unless they make it to the Super Bowl in New Orleans.) ... Chuck Pagano is due back tomorrow. I'd expect his plan for Sunday against Houston would be to rest his hurt guys and minimize risk. I never would have imagined they'd be the team with nothing at stake in this one."

Yahoo Sports
Jason Cole writes, "Luck broke Cam Newton's rookie record for yards passing and now has 4,183 for the season. Throw in 21 touchdown passes and Luck has been amazing this season. Too bad there's a good chance he could finish third in offensive rookie of the year balloting. What a year for young quarterbacks."

Vegas Insider
The Colts opened as four-point underdogs at home to Houston in the regular-season finale.

Sporting News
Vinnie Iyer writes, "The Colts have the statistics stacked against them, but football is equal parts heart and toughness. There is a perfect mix of veterans, including Reggie Wayne, Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Antoine Bethea and Adam Vinatieri, who have experienced the highest playoff success and youngsters Luck, T.Y. Hilton, Vick Ballard, Dwayne Allen and Jerrell Freeman hungry for their first taste. The leadership and guts displayed by Luck, Pagano and interim coach Bruce Arians have put the Colts over the top in a special way."

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Colts Daily Links: A 'perfect junkyard dog' took over for Pagano and led team to playoffs